Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (17:00 GMT) with streaming on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass.
- Lionel Messi is healthy and expected to feature before departing for Argentina friendlies later in the month.
- Inter Miami will be without defenders Maximiliano Falcon and Sergio Reguilón due to injuries, coach Javier Mascherano said.
- NYCFC lead the Eastern Conference after a 3-1 win at Colorado, with 10 goals in their last three league matches and four straight home wins at Yankee Stadium.
- Inter Miami were eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup on away goals after a 1-1 draw in which Messi scored his 900th career goal, and the team’s attack has leaned heavily on him so far.